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Artificial intelligence technology is able to objectively differentiate between those with PTSD and those without by analyzing speech samples, with 89.1% accuracy.
According to researchers, bilingual children perform better at voice recognition and processing than monolingual children.
Differences in sound properties, including pitch and timbre, help dogs to recognize the voice of their owners over that of a stranger.
Gorillas not only recognize familiar human voices, they can also connect the voices to pleasant, or not-so-pleasant memories of the person.
Domestic cats are able to discriminate the content of human speech, including recognizing their names, based upon phonemic differences.
When it comes to recognizing different human voices, people often have a very hard time, researchers report.
Recognition of our own voices creates a sense of agency in speech and is a critical factor in our sense of control over our speech. Researchers say personal connection to our voices may be key to understanding auditory hallucinations and could help to improve a person's virtual reality experience.
Major step in understanding the cause of dyslexia is taken. Scientists have discovered an important neural mechanism underlying dyslexia and shown that many difficulties associated with dyslexia can potentially be traced back to a malfunction of the medial geniculate body in the thalamus.
Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.
A new study reveals the superior temporal gyrus appears to be critical for voice recognition.
